Article 120 of the Greek Constitution
# Article 120 of the Greek Constitution

Article 120 of the Constitution of Greece (Greek: Άρθρο 120 του Συντάγματος της Ελλάδας), otherwise known as the Final Provision (Greek: Ακροτελεύτια Διάταξη), is the final article of the Constitution of Greece.

It stipulates the entry into force of the Constitution (paragraph 1), respect towards the Constitution and the law and devotion to the Fatherland and to Democracy (paragraph 2), the obligation to prosecute usurpation of popular sovereignty (paragraph 3) and the right to resist (paragraph 4). It belongs to Section IV of the Greek Constitution, Special, Final and Transitory Provisions.

## Text of the article

The full text of the article in Greek:

   Aκροτελεύτια διάταξη
   Άρθρο 120

The official English translation:

   SECTION IV
   Final Provision
   Article 120
   1. This Constitution, voted by the Fifth Revisionary Parliament of the Hellenes, is signed by its Speaker and published by the provisional President of the Republic in the Government Gazette by decree countersigned by the Cabinet and shall enter into force on the eleventh of June 1975. 2. Respect towards the Constitution and the law concurrent thereto, and devotion to the Fatherland and to Democracy constitute a fundamental duty of all Greeks. 3. Usurpation, in any way whatsoever, of popular sovereignty and of powers deriving therefrom shall be prosecuted upon restoration of the lawful authority; the limitation from which punishment for the crime is barred shall begin as of the restoration of lawful authority. 4. Observance of the constitution is entrusted to the patriotism of the Greeks who shall have the right and the duty to resist by all possible means against anyone who attempts the violent abolition of the Constitution.
